SUPER MICRO Computer AS1020S-8 user manual Installing/removing hot-swap Scsi drives

AS1020S-8 User's Manual

2. Installing/removing hot-swap SCSI drives

The SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis. These hard drives are hot-pluggable, meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system. To remove a carrier, push the release button located beside the drive LEDs. Then swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-5).

Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug ca- pability of the SCSI drives.

Figure 6-4. Removing a SCSI Drive from the Server

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Important: All of the SCSI drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper cooling airflow.

SCSI Backplane

The SCSI drives plug into a backplane that provides power, drive ID and bus termi- nation. A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security. The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap capability of the drives. The backplane is already preconfi gured, so there are no jumpers or switches present on it.

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